United Nations trusteeship system

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The United Nations trusteeship system was an international regime established after World War II to oversee the administration and progressive self-government of former colonies and mandated territories until they achieved independence or self-rule.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations mechanism ⓘ
decolonization instrument ⓘ
international trusteeship system ⓘ
administeredBy administering authorities designated by the United Nations ⓘ
administeringPowers member states of the United Nations designated as trustees ⓘ
appliesTo trust territories ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1945 ⓘ
contributedTo process of decolonization ⓘ
created trust territories ⓘ
establishedBy Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
feature petitions procedure for inhabitants of trust territories ⓘ
submission of regular reports by administering authorities ⓘ
visiting missions to trust territories ⓘ
finalTrustTerritoryTerminationYear 1994 ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations ⓘ
goal achievement of independence of trust territories ⓘ
progressive development of trust territories toward self-government ⓘ
historicalContext post-World War II reorganization of international governance of territories ⓘ
involvedRegion Africa ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Pacific ⓘ
lastTrustTerritory Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
lastTrustTerritoryToAchieveIndependence Palau ⓘ
legalBasis Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
monitoredBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
oversightBody United Nations Trusteeship Council ⓘ
linked to: Trusteeship Council
partOf United Nations ⓘ
principle non-discrimination ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ
self-determination of peoples ⓘ
purpose to encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in trust territories ⓘ
to ensure the political, economic, social and educational advancement of inhabitants of trust territories ⓘ
to promote international peace and security ⓘ
to promote the advancement of trust territories toward self-government or independence ⓘ
relatedDocument Chapter XII of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
Chapter XIII of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
relatedTo colonial territories ⓘ
non-self-governing territories ⓘ
replaced League of Nations mandate system ⓘ
status completed ⓘ
succeeded League of Nations mandate system ⓘ
supervisedBy United Nations Trusteeship Council ⓘ
linked to: Trusteeship Council
territoryType non-self-governing territories placed under trusteeship ⓘ
timePeriod post-World War II era ⓘ

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Territory of New Guinea → administeredUnder → United Nations trusteeship system ⓘ
Idris I of Libya → independenceFrom → United Nations trusteeship ⓘ
subject linked to: King Idris I of Libya
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → partOf → United Nations Trust Territory System ⓘ
subject linked to: TTPI
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
United Nations Charter Chapter XII → hasTitle → International Trusteeship System ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands → framework → United Nations Trusteeship System ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Office of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → hasLegalStatus → United Nations trust territory administration ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Australian administration of Nauru → legalBasis → United Nations trusteeship system ⓘ
Truk District → governedUnder → United Nations Trust Territory system ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 → partOf → United Nations trusteeship system ⓘ
Strategic Trust Territory → legalStatus → United Nations trusteeship ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → symbolizes → United Nations trusteeship status ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands → follows → United Nations trusteeship framework ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
United Nations trust territory → partOf → United Nations international trusteeship system ⓘ
subject linked to: UN Trust Territory
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
League of Nations Class C mandate → successorRegime → United Nations Trust Territory system ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
League of Nations mandate system → replacedBy → United Nations trusteeship system ⓘ
British Empire administration in the Pacific → succeededBy → United Nations trust territory administrations ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Resolution 21 (1947) → concerns → United Nations trusteeship system ⓘ
Resolution 21 (1947) → partOf → United Nations Security Council resolutions on trusteeship ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Resolution 21 (1947) → fallsUnder → United Nations trusteeship agreements ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Class C mandate → followedBy → United Nations trust territories ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
United Nations Trust Territory of Somaliland → administeringAuthorityType → UN trusteeship ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
United Nations Trust Territory of Somaliland → partOf → United Nations Trust Territory system ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Senate of the Congress of Micronesia → operatedUnder → United Nations Trust Territory system ⓘ
linked to: United Nations trusteeship system
Nauru Island Council → underAuthorityOf → United Nations trusteeship system ⓘ